Revision as of 22:11, 10 May 2011

Introduction

One difference between "some" and "any" is quantity.

Some cookies could mean:
- two or three cookies (snacktime) OR
- eight thousand cookies (a cookie factory)

Any brownies: at least one brownie.
- one ⇒ an / a (compare à l'article "un(e)" en français)
- an + -y = any

Dans les phrases affirmatives, on trouve presque toujours some.
Dans les phrases négatives, any.
Pour les phrases interrogatives,
- si tu sais que quelque chose existe, emploie some
- sinon, any.


pronunciation	example
affirmative (+) ə · 'fɜrm · ə · tɪv	I have got some pennies, but I need a dollar!
negative (-) neg · ə · tɪv	You don't have any French fries!
interrogative (?) ɪn · tə · 'ra:g · ə · tɪv	Do you have any new games? May I have some chips?

something	Let's have something to eat!	someone	Ask someone for help!	somewhere	Let's go somewhere fun!
anything	We don't have anything to eat!	anyone	Don't ask anyone anything! - Ne demande rien à personne!	anywhere	There isn't anywhere to sit!

something: quelque chose
not anything: rien
someone: quelqu'un(e)
not anyone: personne (objet grammatical: comme sujet grammatical utilise "no-one")
somewhere: quelque part
not anywhere: nulle part

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 |-
 |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anything''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| We don't have ''anything'' to eat!
-|style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anyone''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"|  Don't ask ''anyone anything''! <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;''Ne demande'' rien ''à'' personne!
+|style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anyone''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"|  Don't ask ''anyone anything''! <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;- ''Ne demande rien à personne!''
 |style="background:#FFF2FD;"| '''anywhere''' ||style="background:AliceBlue;"| There isn't ''anywhere'' to sit!
 |}